which is better an apple ipod video 30gb or zen vision m30gb?

Question

what i have heard is this:
apple ipod : breaks down after three or five months [which is very bad ] has games
Zen vision M: lives a bit longer than ipod , [but will eventually breakdown] , is a lot more cheaper, looks better and is more easily handled , does not have games

Should I buy an ipod or are they just both bad

I need specific details and everyones advise from their experience and pros and cons
My sister has told me that her friends who had ipods broke down after little while my sister had herself as Zen stayed with her for a while but it then broke down
I'm not sure made it was because they misused it or dropped it a lot ,i can't really know please help

which one can work on planes?

Answer 1

they both can work on planes but i would go with The Zen Vision:M which was launched in December 2005 before Christmas. Like the larger Zen Vision, the Vision:M shares the same multimedia features in a smaller package. It supports audio playback (MP3, WMA, WAV), video playback (DivX, AVI, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG4-SP, WMV-9, Motion JPEG), image display (JPEG), recordable FM radio (FM Recording feature removed as of Firmware 1.51.01[4], but was replaced with firmware 1.60.01) and dictation through a built-in microphone. As of firmware release 1.41.01, the Zen Vision:M fully supports the playback of Audible Type 2 and 4 tracks. TV output is also supported at a resolution of 640x480 (VGA), although a separate cable must be purchased to utilize this functionality. The Zen Vision:M sports a 2.5" 320x240 (QVGA), 18 bit 262,144 color LCD display and has a battery life of up to 14 hours for music and up to 5 hours for videos. It can display album art and other pictures during playback. Although album art cannot be enlarged, the image-viewing function is enhanced with a zoom, pan and rotation feature. It's able to work as an external USB 2.0 hard drive with fixed sizes from 30 GB up to 60 GB. The Zen Vision:M is priced at U.S. $249.99 or $299.99 or £189 depending on the size. The 30 GB is available in white, black, green, blue and pink. The 60 GB is available in black and white.

Because of its popularity and design-functions, the Zen Vision:M has won a number of accolades from various media, including the coveted Consumer Electronic Show's Best of Show, Best in Category for 2006, and the prestigious Red Dot award for product design 2006.

On August 31, 2006, Creative announced that the Zen Vision:M would be made available in a 60 GB size. The 60 GB version also enable users to transfer photos from a digital camera directly to the player with the included USB host adapter cable. It is currently available in black and white colors in the Asia-Pacific region.Creative's new Zen flash memory MP3 player, announced in late June 2006, features a 128x128 pixel OLED display and comes in black or white, with orange trim for the 1 GB model and green for the 2GB. The 4GB model comes in only black with blue trim. The Zen V Plus has an FM tuner and video playback, but the standard Zen V does not. Both models support MP3, WMA, IMA, ADPCM and DRM formats, in addition to photos and album art in JPEG format. They also have built-in microphones for voice recording, in addition to Line-in Recording to WMA. The embedded rechargeable lithium-ion battery has a life span of up to 15 hours of audio playback. In a June press release, Creative said the Zen V would be available in July and the Zen V Plus in August of 2006. However, the Zen V Plus has been available since September 2006 in North America (notably in the Best Buy stores). On the 29 of September, Creative announced that the Zen V Plus is available in a 8 GB version and it's only available at Creative's Singapore online shop. The software that comes with the Zen v (plus) does not work on anything lower than Windows XP. On Oct 20, 2006, a firmware update was released that allows the screen to orient, and to allow in-player time changing. There have been rumors that the sound quality was improved

Answer 2

You are incorrect about iPod Videos breaking down after three to five months. I have a iPod Video 30GB and I got it in October of last year, and it still works great. So its been working for over a year now, and I do lots of sports. I would buy a Zen Vision M but all of my music in in iTunes and I have purchased alot of music on it, so all purchased music would be wasted so I would have to stay with iPods which is fine to me. But iPods do have there reputation, "if you own a iPod you must have money". I don't know why people are saying that they break down, they will break down if you drop them a lot. I have dropped my Twice, Once at the Gym off the treadmill and again I dropped off my bunk bed on to hardwood floor, so you can imagine how much of a beating it has taken. And it still works fine nothing rattles in it no dents it has some scratches but that's because I didn't have a case for it then. So I were you I would look in to an iPod. But don't let me tell you what to do, do your own research. Good Luck

Answer 3

go with the Zen, way better!